Certain businesses in Michigan have either posted no-guns ‘signs’ or have indicated in their ‘business policy’ that persons lawfully licensed to carry concealed firearms for self defense are not welcome on their property or within their place of business.
This policy of denying Michigan’s most upstanding and law abiding men and women the right to resist criminal attack while shopping or doing business does not create a safe environment, as only law-abiding citizens will obey their signs. “No-Guns” signs simply mean that criminals have a lot less to worry about and may even be emboldened to commit armed criminal acts in these so-called “gun free environments”.
Although most businesses in Michigan have chosen not to post discriminatory signs against concealed pistol license holders, some have. Even though these businesses have the right to post no firearms allowed signs, it does NOT mean that they are “gun free environments” as criminals intent on robbery, or worse, will continue to be armed.View List
The recent elections have my fellow gun activists asking where we go from here. With Michigan’s executive branch now dominated by a governor and attorney general endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action and a split federal government deadlocked on even a budget, the chances of major legislative action on firearms becoming law are slim. The most promising venue is the United State Supreme Court where a new majority with an expansive view of gun rights recently agreed to hear New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. City of New York, with the potential for a landmark decision. Read More
Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers
2019/06/10 – ABC News
The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.
Bill aims to close gun rental loophole Delta Twp. man used to kill woman, self
2019/06/10 – Lansing State Journal
A Lansing-area legislator proposed a bill to close the loophole that allowed a Delta Township man access to the gun he used to kill his former girlfriend in a west-side craft store.
Trump: Will ‘seriously look’ at banning gun silencers
2019/06/05 – ABC News
President Donald Trump stated he would “think about” a ban on gun silencers, following news that the suspected Virginia Beach shooter used a legally-bought gun suppressor.
Michigan House bill would decrease punishment for lapsed concealed pistol licenses
2019/06/01 – MLive
Michigan gun owners caught carrying a concealed pistol on an expired license would see a lighter sentence under legislation recently passed by the Michigan House.
CHUCK CANTERBURY TO BE NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TO HEAD ATF
2019/05/31 – Guns.com
The long-term president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, Kenneth Charles “Chuck” Canterbury, Jr., is expected to be nominated to become the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
